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Performances taking the stage this August in San Diego include Hairspray, Latinx New Play Festival, Seize the King and The Phantom of the Opera.
8.3-9.2: Hairspray
Good morning, Baltimore! The movie-based musical about a plus-sized heroine who fights to...

One of the best things about Las Vegas is the variety of shows at the ready to entertain visitors — there is seemingly something for nearly everyone.
From big spectacles — Celine Dion, Bruno Mars and Cirque du Soleil — to smaller productions — The...

Nicknamed “The Jewel City,” La Jolla has fine dining, exquisite boutiques and breathtaking views of the seaside cliffs. La Jolla is real estate gold, having some of the most lavish homes in San Diego. Although not everyone can live there, the food,...

Las Vegas is truly The Entertainment Capital of the World, and the variety of offerings is unparalleled in the areas of celebrity, food, nightlife, music and entertainment.
Here’s what is new in town when it comes to entertaining music and nightlife...

Las Vegas is truly The Entertainment Capital of the World, and the variety of offerings is unparalleled in the areas of celebrity, food, nightlife, music and entertainment.
Here’s what is new in town when it comes to entertaining music and nightlife...

Taking to the stage during February in San Diego are performances that include The Cake, Dirty Dancing, Camping With Henry & Tom and This Random World.
2.5-2.25: I Love You Because
Jane Austen gets put through the modern rom-com mixmaster in this...

December performing arts performances Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, Into the Woods and The Great Russian Nutcracker.
12.1: Bill Murray, Jan Vogler and Friends: New Worlds
Murray — the actor and sometime North County resident – will read from...

During Ana Gasteyer's impressive six-season run on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, the actress amassed a variety of classic impressions and characters. From memorable takeoffs of Martha Stewart and Celine Dion to...

Site-specific performance, immersive drama, interactive art: It's tough to find one label that fits the riot of creativity that is
La Jolla
Playhouse's Without Walls Festival.
But new festival director Meiyin Wang thinks she might have a word for it....

Every year, Trolley Dances takes San Diegans on a unique journey.
Perhaps that's what has made the event - occurring on consecutive weekends starting Saturday - a San Diego tradition that has continued for nearly two decades.
Audiences are introduced to...

Taking the stage in San Diego this month are shows including Swan Lake, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Las Migas and Globe for All
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10.6-11.19: Smoke on the Mountain
Down-home and up-tempo and folksy all over: Lamb's dusts off this...

Some of Edred Utomi's fondest memories of growing up revolve around two musicals: "The Sound of Music," and the South African-made "Ipi Ntombi," a huge favorite of his dad's.
Long before he dreamed of being an actor himself, Utomi, a son of Nigerian...

There's a lot more to the movie-turned-musical "Benny & Joon" than those character names can convey, from a focus on the broader meaning of family to a frank consideration of mental illness.
Actually, there are more key characters than those character...

A San Diego landmark that was once alive with crowds and music every year at this time has been dormant for seven summers now.
But organizers of the latest effort to reopen
Balboa Park
's historic but moribund Starlight Bowl believe a revival...

A few things can be said for certain about "Hamlet": It's a work of almost incalculable influence, the lodestone of Western literature.
It has served - for centuries now - as a gold standard against which theater artists measure themselves.
And it's a...

Top performers coming to San Diego this month include Ed Sheeran , Sam Hunt, Idina Menzel , Young the Giant and Tony Bennett.
8.1 AFI & Circa Survive
AFI, who released their self-titled (also known as "The Blood Album") 10th studio album in January,...

Now that he has spent almost two years on the road, Jacob Haren is about to wrap up his "Mormon" mission.
"It's super-Method," jokes the North County bred-actor at how his stint with the touring company of the musical "The Book of Mormon" has...

To those who know Leslie Odom Jr. for his Tony Award-winning turn in the world-conquering musical
"Hamilton,"
the dashing singer-actor might seem some kind of overnight success.
The truth is, Odom, now 35, spent years striving to make a name for...

In most places, summer is a season. In San Diego, it's a state of mind. With year-round sunshine (ish), what differentiates summer here from the rest of the year are a couple of 90-plus-degree days and how vigorously we pursue the good life. So take a...

It's no illusion. If it seems like there are more concerts and music festivals set to take place this summer than ever before, there are.
This holds true both nationally and in San Diego. Our annual summer concert guide has grown exponentially since last...